Pei Yuansheng never expected that Tang Xiao invited him to dinner to go to the canteen of the sanatorium.

It was the meal, and the cafeteria could be said to be crowded.

"Are you sure ......?"

Pei Yuansheng gave Tang Xiao a suspicious look.

"Sure. ”

Tang smiled and said, "You don't know, the food in our canteen is delicious, and it kills a restaurant within a radius of ten miles." ”

Pei Yuansheng was silent for two seconds, and complained: "Do you have a restaurant within a radius of ten miles?"

"Not really. ”

Tang Xiao said calmly.

Pei Yuansheng: "......"

"So, what unrealistic expectations do you have for such a thing as eating?"

Tang Xiao turned his head and asked Pei Yuansheng, with a hint of a playful smile on his beautiful face.

"Okay, you're fooling me. ”

Pei Yuansheng pretended to be angry.

"I'm being realistic. ”

Tang Xiao patted Pei Yuansheng on the shoulder: "Let's go, our canteen is really delicious, I won't lie to you." ”

"You know, I've never eaten in a place where there are so many people. ”

Pei Yuansheng looked pained and entangled.

"Hey, you didn't eat in the cafeteria when you were in college?"

As soon as the words came out, Tang Xiao realized that he had asked a stupid question.

"Why go to the cafeteria?"

Pei Yuansheng felt incredulous at this question, pointed to himself and said, "You see that I look like a person who can't afford to eat in a restaurant?" Besides, Uncle Yan can't look down on the dishes in ordinary restaurants, he usually asks the cook at home to cook them and send them to me. ”

Tang Xiao was speechless: "...... It's too extravagant. ”

She almost forgot that when she was in college, she and Pei Yuansheng definitely did not belong to the same class.

At that time, she was so poor that she went out to work to earn money to support herself whenever she had time, and she already felt very happy to have a bite of food in the canteen, where would she look down on the canteen like President Pei.

Until now, Tang Xiao still thinks that the cafeteria in college is particularly delicious.

The two of them took the dinner plate to line up to get the meal, and Pei Yuansheng had another opinion on the stainless steel plate in his hand.

"This plate...... How many people have used it?"

"Hey, cleanliness. ”

Tang Xiao shook his head.

"It's not my cleanliness fetish, can you accept and don't know how many people use a dinner plate?"

Pei Yuansheng said eloquently.

"You should know that this is a staff canteen, as the back kitchen of medical staff, is there still a problem of unclean disinfection?"

Tang Xiao glanced at Pei Yuansheng and said.

"No, I can accept this, but I can't get over it psychologically. ”

"Maybe I used that plate in your hand in the morning. Do you hate it?"

Tang Xiao said angrily.

“……”

Pei Yuansheng was silent, and his mood improved inexplicably.

"Don't dislike it. ”

He shook his head and said, "My sister-in-law's used dinner plate, where do I dare to dislike it." ”

Tang Xiao: "......"

The two of you said this one by one, but I didn't notice that many people were secretly looking at Pei Yuansheng.

After all, Pei Yuansheng belongs to the new face.

Moreover, Pei Yuansheng is tall, slender, and surprisingly handsome in his face, it is really difficult to not be eye-catching.

"Who's that guy? ”

"Wouldn't it be Dr. Tang's husband?"

"Really, Dr. Tang is so blessed. ”

"Talented and beautiful...... Ah, envy is dead. ”

"Dr. Tang's husband looks so young. ”

……

A whisper crept into Tang Xiao's ears.

She heard it. Pei Yuansheng naturally heard it.

The two of them were embarrassed in unison.

"Ahem...... Why don't I explain it to them?"

Pei Yuansheng asked Tang Xiao in a low voice.

Tang Xiao frowned, thought for a moment and said, "Forget it." ”

"Well? Not really. ”

Pei Yuansheng still thinks it's not good for others to have such a misunderstanding about Tang Xiao.

"No, some things are getting darker and darker. ”

Tang Xiao shook his head and said: "The people who can talk about me behind my back are actually people who don't know me very well, and those who know me naturally know the truth." I just need to care about the people I care about, and if I ask everyone to care, it's not like I'm going to be tired. ”

"It's hard to think so thoroughly. ”

Pei Yuansheng's tone was full of undisguised appreciation for Tang Xiao.

"I'm slowly trying to figure it out. In the past, I cared a lot about what people thought of me and what they said about me. ”

Tang smiled and said: "Later, I found out that those were useless, only myself and a few people around me could affect me." ”

"That's right. ”

Pei Yuansheng said thoughtfully: "So as long as you pay more attention to your own feelings and the feelings of those close to you." ”

"Hmm. ”

Soon it was Pei Yuansheng's turn, he handed over the plate, then turned his head and asked Tang Xiao: "This is generally a fixed four dishes and one soup, can I order food?"

"Order?" Tang Xiao said lightly: "You think too much." ”

Pei Yuansheng: "...... All right. ”

"Four dishes and one soup should be satisfied, how many people in this world can't eat a lunch of four dishes and one soup. ”

Tang said with a smile.

Pei Yuansheng thought for a while, and then he was relieved: "You are right, contentment and happiness." ”

Tang Xiao looked at Pei Yuansheng and smiled: "President Pei, your down-to-earth appearance is quite cute." ”

Pei Yuansheng said with a straight face: "Do I have a time when I am not cute?"

Tang Xiao: "......"

The chef in the canteen saw that Pei Yuansheng was a new face and looked so handsome, so he specially helped him fill the plates.

At the dining table, Pei Yuansheng looked at the mountains of food in front of him and made a difficulty: "This is too much." ”

"Eat, it's really delicious. ”

Tang Xiao has already started.

Today's four dishes and one soup are tomato and egg, minced meat and eggplant, braised pork, shredded pork with green pepper, diced spicy chicken and borscht.

Although they are all ordinary home-cooked dishes, they all look good.

Pei Yuansheng was originally suspicious of Tang Xiao's exaggeration, but when he took the first bite, he knew that he was wrong.

Tang Xiao was right.

The craftsmanship of the master chef of this canteen is indeed a masterpiece.

"This is the best minced eggplant I've ever had!"

President Pei Da announced.

Tang smiled and said, "I guess you haven't eaten minced meat and eggplant a few times at all." ”

Pei Yuansheng blinked: "How do you know?"

"I don't know. Your chefs are relatively high-end, and you should rarely cook these down-to-earth home-cooked dishes. ”

Don said with a smile.

"You're right. ”

Pei Yuansheng looked at Tang Xiao dumbfounded: "How do you know everything?"

"Probably because I'm full of wisdom. ”

Tang Xiao said unashamedly.

“…… Smile, don't say the praise yourself, keep it for me. ”

"No, I have to get two kicks once in a while. ”

Tang Xiao said seriously.

"Poof!"

Pei Yuansheng burst out laughing.

"Okay, let's get some soup, I bet you, the borscht in front of you is definitely the best borscht you've ever drunk in your life. ”

Tang Xiao pointed to the bowl of red-looking soup in front of him and said.

"Honestly, I've probably drunk borscht no more than three times. ”

Pei Yuansheng scooped up the soup with a spoon and put it to his mouth.

After a few seconds, Pei Yuansheng had a surprised expression: "This ...... It was so delicious!"

Tang smiled with a smile of "I guessed it would be like this" and lowered his head to eat.

Pei Yuansheng stopped talking nonsense and was busy eating.

After eating in a storm, Pei Yuansheng was so satisfied that he couldn't do it.

"Have you eaten enough?"

Tang asked with a smile.

Pei Yuansheng nodded: "I can't be fuller anymore." This meal is two or three times the amount I usually eat. ”

Tang Xiao gave Pei Yuansheng a thumbs up: "Eat more and grow taller." ”

Pei Yuansheng couldn't help laughing: "You treat me as a child, I'm so tall, I won't poke into the ceiling anymore." ”

"My family is more than 1.9 meters long, and I haven't seen it poke at the ceiling. ”

Tang said with a smile.

Pei Yuansheng was speechless: "......"

The two walked out of the cafeteria, and the strange thing was that the sky that was still raining just now actually had a little sun at this time.

The sky was much brighter than before.

"It's nice not to rain. ”

Tang smiled and sighed.

"yes, it's always uncomfortable when it's wet. ”

Pei Yuansheng looked at the puddle on the ground and said.

"When it rains, the humidity is high, and the old wounds on Cheng Lie's body will be very uncomfortable. ”

Tang Xiao muttered in a low voice: "I don't know if it's raining there there." ”

Pei Yuansheng turned his head to look at Tang Xiao, who looked gloomy, and said in his heart that you really miss Liezi.

Otherwise, how can you keep mentioning Liezi.

"Don't worry, he is like Xiaoqiang, he is very tenacious, he can endure everything, he can stand anything. ”

Pei Yuansheng comforted.

"You're just like Xiaoqiang. ”

Who knew that Tang Xiao was not happy with this description, and glared at him fiercely.

Pei Yuansheng was helpless: "Okay, okay, I'm Xiaoqiang, there's nothing bad about being Xiaoqiang, my vitality is tenacious, and I can't shoot to death." ”

"Anyway, our family Liezi is not Xiaoqiang. ”

"What's that?"

"He is who he is. ”

Tang Xiao said softly: "He is my lover." ”

Because of Tang Xiao's words, Pei Yuansheng instantly quieted down.

Tang Xiao didn't speak, as if he was still thinking about Cheng Lie in his head.

After a while, Pei Yuansheng said, "Meat numb." ”

Tang Xiao just smiled: "I really miss him." I don't know anyone around me who can say this. ”

"Doesn't Yan Ling count?"

Pei Yuansheng asked.

"I'm sorry......"

"Then you're embarrassed to show affection to me?"

“…… Anyway, everyone knows each other so well, right? ”

The two complained to each other a few more times, and when they reached the end of the road, they invariably stopped.

They all knew that the time had come to separate.

Although it may not be possible to see each other again next time, I don't know why, the more things I experience, the easier it is to feel sad about each parting.

Moreover, the opportunity for Pei Yuansheng and Tang Xiao to meet alone can almost be said to be difficult to have again.

Even this time, he came out without Ji Xiaoru.

"Are you sure you want to go abroad?"

Tang Xiao couldn't help but ask.

"Hmm. ”

Pei Yuansheng nodded: "It's better for Xiaoru to go abroad." ”

"Just these days?"

What has already been said is because I can't accept it in my heart, so I confirm it again and again.

"Just these days. ”

Pei Yuansheng said quietly.

Tang Xiao nodded, and a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"You know, I often miss the days when we first met. ”

Although she was smiling, her tone was tinged with sadness.

"At that time, everyone was not so familiar, and the relationship was not as deep as it is now, but everyone was still together - you say, if we hadn't been together at that time, would we not be separated now?"

"Doesn't it mean that people have joys and sorrows, and the moon is cloudy and sunny. Pei Yuansheng smiled faintly and said, "You see, there is nothing immutable in the world. Even if we don't know each other, we always have to meet other people when we live, and if we meet, there will be a parting, which cannot be escaped. ”

"It would be nice if we could live in a big house and everyone be happy together every day. ”

Tang Xiao fantasized about that kind of picture, and couldn't help laughing: "It's my fool's dream." ”

"Well, if Lu Zi is still here, that situation can be realized. However, Lu Zi is not dead, and it may not be smooth sailing between Xiaoru and him. I now gradually understand that the problem between the two of them is not just Xiaoru's fault, but Lu Zi's unconditional accommodation and tolerance are also a fault in itself. Just like an adult who dotes on a child, is it just the child's fault that the child has gone bad? Unfortunately, it's too late to say anything. ”

"You're right. ”

Tang Xiao thought for a while and said: "However, you don't know Xiaoru, she is not unreasonable, she keeps asking and doesn't know how to give, she just lacks a sense of security, if she doesn't ask the other party to prove that she is loved, she doesn't dare to confirm that she is loved by the other party." ”

"Isn't this just a toss-up? ”

Pei Yuansheng shook his head and said.

“……”

Tang Xiao didn't know what to say.

Intellectually, she thinks that Pei Yuansheng may be right, emotionally, she is full of pity for her best friend-

If it weren't for a pair of parents who have repeatedly divorced and married, she wouldn't be so insecure.

Tang Xiao reflected on himself, why wasn't he also influenced by his family.

Fortunately, Cheng Lie is a person who knows how to love others.

"I'm sorry, Pei Yuansheng, please tolerate Xiaoru for a while longer...... I hope that she can find a good doctor as soon as possible to cure her illness when she goes abroad. At that point, you'll be free. ”

Tang Xiao looked at Pei Yuansheng with guilt and gratitude.

"I did it all voluntarily. You don't have to be ashamed of anyone about me. ”

Pei Yuansheng looked at the vast green mountains in the distance, and said lightly: "Besides, you are grateful to me and ashamed of me, what can you do for me?"

He rarely said such sharp words to Tang Xiao.

Tang Xiao couldn't help but be stunned.

She had to admit that Pei Yuansheng was right.

She couldn't do anything for him.

She was destined to owe him for the rest of her life.

He saved her life, he helped her sister Tang Mi, and now, he sacrificed his freedom to help her best friend Ji Xiaoru.

A "I'm sorry" or a "thank you" sentence doesn't really mean much.

"If one day, you need me, please let me know, and I will repay you. ”

After a long time, Tang Xiao finally said such a sentence.

Pei Yuansheng pursed the corners of his lower lips and said with a smile: "What I want, you can't give it." So, take that back the phrase. Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to resist the temptation and become a selfish and greedy villain. ”

Tang Xiao was shocked in his heart-

She knew what he was talking about.

After all this time, he still hasn't been relieved?

No......

She should know him.

It's that she's thinking too simply.

But—

"I'm not going to take that back. ”

She met his gaze and said loudly: "I will never break my word, Pei Yuansheng, I don't know if people have a next life, but if there is a next life, I still want to be with Cheng Lie, so it is also hypocritical to say that I will repay you in the next life." I owe you, I will pay you back in this life, I said, as long as you are in need, I will repay you - whatever you want, I can give it, except for me as a person, and my heart, because all I have is already a martyr. ”

"Heh......"

After hearing this, Pei Yuansheng laughed helplessly.

There was a hint of bitterness and sadness in that smile.

"While you are making a promise, you have once again resolutely rejected me, not only in this life, but also in the next life. You...... It's really ruthless. ”

"That can't help it. Tang smiled and said, "In this life, and in the next life, I just want to be gentle with Cheng Lie alone." ”

"......" Pei Yuansheng couldn't help but glared at Tang Xiao: "If you don't abuse the dog, will you die?"

Tang Xiao laughed out loud: "So, when Xiaoru gets better, you should quickly find yourself a companion." ”

"Of course. ”

Pei Yuansheng said with a serious face: "I must find someone who is more beautiful than you, more gentle than you, and cuter than you." ”

"I'm sure you'll find it. Tang smiled and said, "You are standard, rich and handsome, even if you are an immortal, you will be willing to go down to the mortal world for you." ”

"Tsk, at this time you remembered to praise me. Pei Yuansheng pursed his lips and said, "It's useless, you have already caused serious damage to my young mind." ”

Tang Xiao tiptoed and patted Pei Yuansheng's head: "Okay, I've appeased you, go back quickly." ”

Pei Yuansheng puffed out his face and pretended to be angry: "Don't you know that a man's head can't be touched? ”

"Okay, okay, you go quickly. ”

Tang Xiao waved his hand, looking impatient.

Pei Yuansheng shook his head, turned around and left.

Seeing Pei Yuansheng's back go away, the impatience deliberately on Tang Xiao's face quickly disappeared, and turned into a kind of reluctance.

Pei Yuansheng returned to the car, and the expression on his face returned to his usual indifference.

It seems that only in front of Tang Xiao is Pei Yuansheng who can speak, laugh and express emotions freely.

Other times, he's always playing a variety of roles.

"Mr. Pei, where are you going?"

Seeing that Pei Yuansheng didn't speak for a long time, the driver couldn't help but ask.

"Go home. ”

Pei Yuansheng said lightly.

Inside the villa.

Pei Yuansheng didn't expect that as soon as he arrived home, he was greeted by Ji Xiaoru's cold questioning.

"Where have you been?"

She asked in an unkind tone.

Pei Yuansheng frowned, instinctively wanting to ignore Ji Xiaoru's negative emotions, but thinking that he needed to play "Lu Chenxi" now, he had to squeeze out a flattering smile.

"There's something going on out there, what's the matter, dear miss me?"

"Lu Chenxi" leaned in front of Ji Xiaoru and reached out to put his arm around her shoulder.

Ji Xiaoru dodged sideways, as if she didn't want to be touched by him.

"You're lying. ”

She frowned and glared coldly at him.

"Why do you think I'm lying? Are you following me?"

The smile on Lu Chenxi's face couldn't be maintained.

He doesn't like to be restrained by people by nature, and Ji Xiaoru's performance can be said to be very disgusting to him.

"It's obviously your own weak heart. ”

Ji Xiaoru snorted coldly: "Lu Chenxi, you don't take me seriously anymore now." ”

Lu Chenxi was silent: "......"

Ji Xiaoru saw that he didn't speak, and she was even more angry.

"Why don't you speak?

She yelled at him.

"What do I explain?"

"Lu Chenxi" said unhappily: "Will you listen to what I explain?" Since you have already decided that I have a ghost in my heart, what else do I have to say?"

"You...... Well, you don't even have an explanation now! How can you do this to me?"

Ji Xiaoru's whole body exploded.